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Originally posted by Lillydale
OK so let me see if I got it straight now. All 5 hijackers names are on the list. All the passengers bodies were identified minus 1. The hijackers bodies were not identified because they had no samples to compare them to but yet there is still only one person listed as unidentified? I have to admit all these conflicting stories got me a bit confused.
p.s. just let me add that i have no problem admitting i was wrong about the names on the list. i just wanted mm and scott to see what it looks like when someone admits they are wrong.
Originally posted by GoodOlDave
In addition to DNA samples, the feds used dental records, and Saudi Arabia was openly cooperating in helping us identify their people. Besides, it would be easy to identify the hijackers via a process of elimination, since the feds almost certainly were able to collect DNA samples from all the US passengers via their next of kin.
Originally posted by GoodOlDave
Oh, rubbish. I know exactly what it is you're referring to- that list is a list of the VICTIMS of the hijackers, which wouldn't include the names of the hijackers any more than the list of people killed at Auschwitz would include the names of guards that fell out of the machine gun towers.
Originally posted by maddogron
I just want to know what caused this steel to appear like this???? i will have to watch ol' jessie on sunday evening to see what you all are talking about...
Originally posted by GoodOlDave
What evidence do you have that he *never* received the construction blueprints or the photographs he was looking for?
Last week it was reported that the American Society of Civil Engineers is being accused of a cover up. The claim states that the ASCE is covering up errors and brushing aside stricter building standards in order to protect engineers and governmental agencies from lawsuits. These accusations stem from the recent disasters like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina and come from engineering experts on a team that was funded by the National Science Foundation. At the time of the article, ASCE had no comment.
After 9/11, ASCE reported that they were happy with how long the structures that made up the World Trade Center held up, as they are not typically designed to withstand the impact of airplanes. Forensic expert Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl believes otherwise, claiming the ASCE investigation into this disaster was misleading and noted it as “moral corruption.”
Let's face it, the only reason you're claiming they were BS reports is becuase they contradict these controlled demolitions stories of yours.
I suspect that's yet another exaggeration, but if you absolutely want to see more photos of the condition of the steel, I highly recommend the book, "Aftermath", by Joel Meyerowitz. He's a photographer who documented the cleanup of ground zero, and took *many* photographs of the steel in its just fallen down state. I have the book, and I'm not seeing anything different from what the FEMA photos show.
Originally posted by GoodOlDave
See how it's slanted? They cut it that way so they could control the direction that the upper part of the beam would fall.
Originally posted by hanzaisha
That show is scripted beyond believe... I was giggling until "Governor" got into [QUOTE]stealth mode[/QUOTE] (all in black, like some burglar) followed by his camera team (one in a yellow jacket) screaming at them "get up here! get up here!" - that made me laugh out loud. It's so silly, since he got the permission to film there anyway- Then he's standing in front of that door, still in stealth mode, talking so loudly into that damn camera. Governor, you forgot you're still in stealth mode! --- That felt almost like some Steven Seagal movie-
Originally posted by Lillydale
But that is just not true. Saudi Arabia never supplied any DNA with which to test anything. The OS says they had no DNA to compare it to.
Originally posted by GoldenFleece
Go ahead GoodOlDave, ask any salvage worker if what I'm saying is true. It's becoming increasingly obvious that you're a graduate of the Swampy Institute of Debunking. You consistently spew an absolutely ridiculous OS party line.
Originally posted by GoodOlDave
Originally posted by Lillydale
On the other hand, I can certainly prove the buildings had electrical transformers, fire extinguishers, etc, and other items that would explode under fire. Unless you can show a) evidence of actual bombs and b) evidence there were no electrical transformers, fire extinguishers, etc, you're going nowhere with this bit.
Sorry joined the forum late but heres a ? i pose to you dave. If these structures could withstand an explosion,especially one as big that was created from the impacts of these large airplanes, how can electrical transformers, fire extinguishers, etc create enuff force to speed up bringing these buildings down? I understand these things would have exploded but not with enuff force to assist with the colapse of the buildings. Also the steel that was used in the building withstood direct impact force from these planes crashing into them and still held up
[edit on 12/10/2009 by nikobellic]
Contents of Flight Data and Cockpit Voice Recorders Are Missing
All jetliners are equipped with flight data recorders (FDRs) and cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) contained in "black boxes" designed to survive the most severe crashes. To date, none of the contents of any of the black boxes have been released to the public, With the exception of a partial transcript of Flight 93's CVR, the contents of any of the black boxes remained unknown to the public until August of 2006, when the National Security Archive published long-hidden NTSB Reports including flight path and other studies of the commandeered flights. The studies include FDR data from Flight 77 and Flight 93. Authorities had previously claimed that all but the voice recorder on Flight 93 were either not recovered or too damaged to yield data. The black boxes of Flight 77 were allegedly found on September 14th.
Ground Zero book
This book, written by Gail Swanson, and published in 2003, includes accounts of firefighters Mike Bellone, Robert Barrat, and Nicholas DeMasi.
According to the federal authorities controlling Ground Zero, the black boxes from the two crashed 767s, Flight 11 and Flight 175, failed to turn up in the rubble taken from the site. The 9/11 Commission Report backs the FBI's story, flatly stating: "The CVRs and FDRs from American 11 and United 175 were not found."
There are accounts contradicting the official account of the black boxes. Two men who worked in the cleanup operation at Ground Zero claim that they helped authorities find three of the four black boxes in October of 2001. One of the workers, New York City firefighter Nicholas DeMasi, has self-published a book with other Ground Zero workers in which he describes the recovery of the devices. The book, Behind the Scenes: GROUND ZERO, A Collection of Personal Accounts, can be ordered through SummerOfTruth.org.
In December 2005, CounterPunch reported that an NTSB source contradicted the official account: "Off the record, we had the boxes," the source says. "You'd have to get the official word from the FBI as to where they are, but we worked on them here."
Survivability Requirements
Events that would damage the recorders sufficiently to make them unreadable are extremely rare. NTSB spokesperson Ted Lopatkiewicz said that he couldn't recall a domestic case before 9/11/01 in which the recorders were not recovered. The recorders are designed to survive the kinds of impacts that happened at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
The FAA has placed durability requirements on the recorders and their casings to survive severe impact and fire
The storage medium of each recorder is located in a protective capsule, which must be able to withstand an impact of 3,400 Gs (3,400 times the force of gravity). Additionally, each must also survive flames at 2,000 F for up to 30 minutes, and submersion in 20,000 feet of saltwater for 30 days. Typically, to increase their chances of survival, the recorders are located in the tail section of the aircraft, which usually sustains the least impact in a crash.